'Downton Abbey' fans deal with their grief by imaging hilarious alternate endings

'Downton Abbey' fans are a creative bunch.
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Sandra Gonzalez
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The UK may have said goodbye to Downton Abbey back in December but the wound is all too fresh for fans in the U.S., who bid farewell to the Abbey on Sunday night. 

The silver lining? The end of the series brought generally happy endings for all of our favorites -- even Edith. 


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Perfect as it was, that didn't stop some Downton fans from hitting Twitter to imagine some, ahem, interesting and creative alternate endings of their own. 

Here are some of our favorites: 

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Sandra Gonzalez

Sandra Gonzalez was a Senior Television Reporter at Mashable. A Texas native, she spent almost four years in New York City before leaving the land of superstorms for Los Angeles, where she was introduced to these terrifying things called "rolling earthquakes."Previously, she was with Entertainment Weekly, where she wrote about every show that could fit into her perfectly crafted TV schedule and anything ever touched by Shonda Rhimes.You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @theSandraG

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